Suede Room 2

James wrote: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/beginners/lesson01/default.htm I guess I need to focus more and write stuff down... I also want to start drawing again, 'cause I can sketch satisfactorily and I want to try and improve.

HughesJB4 wrote: Times like this you want to be Itsy. The dude has a massive IQ.

James wrote: Listening to music distracts me from most things, to be fair.  I should listen to really boring music whilst reading, I guess... maybe I'll listen to some Rush or something, whilst trying to read.

Well I'm a flawed genius with a crap IQ too.

James wrote: Well I'm a flawed genius with a crap IQ too.

Edited by MovingPictures07 - August 19 2008 at 09:51

MovingPictures07 wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: Times like this you want to be Itsy. The dude has a massive IQ.   Yeah, I know what you mean there... but I actually doubt the influence of IQ upon whether you become a good student or an attentive person. IQ hardly tells anything other than one's ability to take a certain test with certain questions and be able to decipher them in a quick enough time... I take it heavily with a grain of salt.   I don't think I have that high of an IQ at all, and most people I talk to would be extremely shocked, as I've gotten accusations of being a genius. I always tell them that I may not be the most naturally smart person, but it's a never-ending and extremely persistent thirst to learn that drove my interests the way they did in my childhood.

Oddly, yes, I've had that experience too, where I've come across many people whom have believed I was a genius or something, or bordering on it, when really I must only have an IQ of no more or not much more than 110.
I mean, it's obvious that there is some correlation between a level of success one might achieve and IQ.
I think, at a certain level, say, I dunno, around 110 perhaps, sure you don't have all the brains in the world, but at least at that level of intelligence+hard work you could achieve more than an apathetic guy with an IQ of 160.
Whereas, I tend to think, once your intelligence is below a certain level, no amount of hard work can necessarily make you great at everything.

James wrote: But I'd probably enjoy learning a foreign language... I want to be able to understand those Italian lyrics!  The same applies for all those French/Belgian RIO bands I enjoy.  Understanding what they're singing about will make my love of those bands even more.

MovingPictures07 wrote: James wrote: But I'd probably enjoy learning a foreign language... I want to be able to understand those Italian lyrics!  The same applies for all those French/Belgian RIO bands I enjoy.  Understanding what they're singing about will make my love of those bands even more.   Then you should be able to do it. As long as the interest and motivation is there, you could accomplish anything with enough effort.   Now you just have to find the best materials for learning it on your own. Heck, even websites like the one you showed me are better than nothing.

That's the problem with the Internet though... there's not enough Free material around.  I've checked too... I found some YouTube videos that teach basic French but they're not professional ones.

I want to minimise my book purchases to be fair.  I have a French Dictionary somewhere that I used at School, so that will help a bit.

I just never have time to read... yet I enjoy reading.   If I bought books, they'd just gather dust over time.

James wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: James wrote: But I'd probably enjoy learning a foreign language... I want to be able to understand those Italian lyrics!  The same applies for all those French/Belgian RIO bands I enjoy.  Understanding what they're singing about will make my love of those bands even more.   Then you should be able to do it. As long as the interest and motivation is there, you could accomplish anything with enough effort.   Now you just have to find the best materials for learning it on your own. Heck, even websites like the one you showed me are better than nothing. That's the problem with the Internet though... there's not enough Free material around.  I've checked too... I found some YouTube videos that teach basic French but they're not professional ones.   Yeah, unfortunately. I prefer to use books for that reason... but I guess whatever you manage to dig up can help somehow. You can also find someone else who might be willing to teach you some basics. I want to minimise my book purchases to be fair.  I have a French Dictionary somewhere that I used at School, so that will help a bit.   I don't blame you there. Dictionaries definitely help in translation, but it'd be harder than hell to learn just from that I'd imagine. I just never have time to read... yet I enjoy reading.   If I bought books, they'd just gather dust over time.   My problem is more of that I'm a somewhat picky reader. I love reading and I'll try anything, but if I'm going to purchase a book to read I want to know that I'm going to love it. At the moment, I've read nearly all of the books on my shelves.

MovingPictures07 wrote: James wrote: Well I'm a flawed genius with a crap IQ too.   I avoid labelling myself with any sort of IQ or genius labels, because they don't really help in any way. When I approach anything that I want to accomplish I simply do it to the best of my abilities and with the highest amount of perserverance. I don't think there is any one qualification that can be measured by a test or anything similar that would make someone a "genius" and someone else not a genius. It's ridiculous sounding to me. Everyone's their own person. Every individual should be treated separately as a different individual, rather than lumped into a category or "equally". We're all different, so why should we be given the same exact treatment? Opportunity is another matter.

Well indeed, take music for example.
Only 1 in 10000 have perfect pitch..... 0.01 per cent of the population.
But yet, how do you explain why in the field of music, so many people without that natural advantage are still geniuses and/or virtuosos?
Hardwork.
As I believe, even those without perfect pitch, and even just an IQ of maybe 105 or so can be a musical genius if they are willing to put in the hard yards.